Tourist
visas for anyone, American or not, as long as you were not born in Cuba
or are not visiting Cuban relatives, are easy to obtain and come as a
part of your travel package when you buy your ticket. Visas for journalists
and researchers declared as such are a separate matter and require an
application to the Cuban Consulate in your country (Washington, DC for
the US). Cuban Americans born in Cuba also need to get special permission
as they are viewed with somewhat more suspicion and have to be checked
out.. see Cuban Interests Section

Rooms
Reservation

When arriving to Cuba visitors should possess a
valid passport or a trip document stating their names and the corresponding
visa or Tourist Card. The countries which have Visa Free Agreements with
Cuba are excepted. Tourist Cards can be requested at the Cuban consular
representations and also in travel agencies and airlines.

They are of two types: for individual
tourists or for tourists traveling in groups. Businessmen, journalists
coming to work and Cuban born citizens, non-residents or having another
nationality, must request a visa from their local Cuban Embassy.

Be sure to understand some essentials
of Cuban law. You will need to have a hotel room or private accommodation
arranged in Cuba before you get there (All the rooms,
apartments and houses we offer are legally authorized by ONAT for being
rented to foreign tourists), or at least have one to declare to
Immigration when you arrive. Cuban citizens can be fined $1,000 (a fortune
in Cuba) for having a foreigner as an overnight guest if they themselves
don't get permission from immigration or pay $100/month or more for a
license to do this on a commercial basis.

The requirements and documents required
by the Cuban immigration authorities for those who wish to visit the country
are the following:

AS TOURISTS:
. Valid passport or equivalent document which should be valid longer than
the time the person will stay in Cuba.
. Visa ("Tourist Card"). Entry in Cuba will be registered with
a stamp on the "Tourist Card", not on the passport.
. Embarcation- disembarcation card for citizens from countries with which
Cuba has signed a visa exemption agreement.
. To declare his/her whereabouts while in Cuba, at the frontier control.
. Return or continuation ticket.
. Economic solvency.